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When you read Akira and Eden, second one looks like some lineal heir of Otomo's work. The same setting - post apocalyptic future without any useless hopes, brutal world that will kick your ass without hesitation. Main protagonists are almost the same too - young guys trying to help their friends to live in this world, they will use everything to get what they want and won't strain to spill some blood. Art looks similar too. 

both are cyberpunk and they have similar art-style 

I know, it may not seem similar but again looks may be deceiving. On a surface level, Akira and Nausicaa were the two momumental animes and mangas of the 1980's with their historical importence almost eclipsed only by the rise of Gegika, Osamu Tezuka, and Neon Genesis Evangelion. On the story, both are layed with socialogical and political themes imbedded into the story. The themes are different, but that really doesn't matter sense since mangas with social commentary are few and far between. The scale of both of them are epic with headscratching ending that are surprisingly dense and the culmination of all of the subtext. On the actual stories, they are very well thoughout and crafted, so everything happens for a reason and nothing comes out of the blue. Artistically, they are both almost unparralled yet share one very rare similarity that few mangas share. Both are profoundly influenced artistically by the french comic artist Moebius (the setting and world of Nausicaa is heavily influenced by Moebius' Arzach and that is where the her glider comes from (I have the picture that is on the cover of one of the editions on my profile page if you don't believe me)). From him, Otomo takes the staggering amount of detail and the emotional moments while Miyazaki takes the surreal world and atmosphere and what Moebius described as quality (see Moebius vol. 4). Overall, both stand at the pinnacle of all of manga. It will be a long time before either of them are ever surpassed. read more 

Adou basically feels like the backstory of Akira before he destroyed Tokyo. The setup is very reminiscent of what we know of his past; Akira and Adou’s Eight were both one of many young test subjects with assigned numbers, but eventually pursued by the military after letting loose. The art styles and character designs are strikingly similar. Especially Akira and Eight look like they could be twins. Anyone familiar with Akira is sure to notice Otomo‘s influence in Adou, so if that is what you‘re looking for, this is the manga for you. 

If you liked this one excellent series about a bleak, dystopian sci-fi future, you might like this other excellent series about a bleak, dystopian sci-fi future! And on the one-in-a-million chance you're in it for the intricate, expansive, painstakingly-rendered backgrounds, HAVE I GOT AWESOME NEWS FOR YOU...! 

A hopeless cyperpunk dystopia, mass death and destruction, laser rifles, and super badass motorcycles! 

Both are drawn by the same Creator. Basically, Doumu is a shorter and evolving in a smaller space Akira. Both feature also lots of violences by physical contacts and psychic powers in a world riddled by violence and instability 

Apart from the various references in character names(Kaneda Shoutarou, Akira(No. 28)/Tetsujin 28-gou, etc.), the titular characters in both(Akira in Akira, 28-gou in Tetsujin) are 'ultimate weapons', developed as a secret project for purposes of war, and capable of immense destruction. As Otomo himself stated, "You would probably not be going too far if you were to say that Akira was based on Tetsujin 28-Go". 

Both mangas are within the science-fiction area. Settled into different future worlds each with its own problems. Akira is based on a futuristic urban city where bike gangs cause problems and many people deal with drugs. Whereas Ice Age chronicles is based on a wild frozen world. Both have some similar points: -Weird machines. -People with supernatural powers. -Disaster befalls messing the whole world. -Scientific facts and machines. -Gangs.  

The character Vegeta in Dragonball is based on Tetsuo from Akira. Also the quickly escalating conflicts and the near-cosmic level of destruction in both these action manga makes them similar, if the difference in tone is significant (Akira is grittier and darker). Two cult works, if you went through the one there is reason enough to go through the other. 

why akira? cause makes a lot of references, of people getting awesome powers, gravity.... The end of the world... so many references. But the real reeference is in akira. In gantz doesnt Develops so much 

Some characters have weird powers in a post-apocalyptic land 

The series are similar both in terms of plot and artistic choices. Both series take place in post-apocalyptic Japan and both involve doomsday cults and mysterious military and scientific conspiracies. In terms of style, in both the character design is very realistic: the characters have obvious asian traits and look like ordinary people, without that stereotypical anime style. There's a lot os scenery porn in both mangas, with pages and more pages of city ruins and skyscrapers. For both authors, the setting is an essential part of the narrative. Besides that, there are some differences. While in Akira you have that kind of shonen protagonist who is a hopeless optimist full of skill and energy, who always manages to escape the worst situations, in Dragon Head the characters are ordinary youngsters having to face a nihilistic survival horror scenario with fear and terror.  read more 

- Set in post-apocalyptic worlds; - Lots of action; - Plots that revolve around the future of humanity and forced evolution; - Mind-boggling climaxes/endings. 

Old Boy may not contain any sci-fi elements, but it shares many themes with Akira, not the least of which is the treatement of the masses by those most powerful in society. What's more, Minegishi's art is very reminiscent of Otomo's, not to mention the tones of both stories, aligned in their contemplation of humanity and violence. 

• Society drives the protagonist to insanity • Existential crisis • Deals with repercussions when the medial ethics are breached • Protagonist struggles to produce/acquire love • Amazing artwork (Tetsuo and Junichi look alike) 

These two manga have a similar dark futuristic sci-fi tone to them as they are filled with blood, gore and ultra violence. They both have government experimentation of people to be used as weapons and our main character going crazy with mad power. 

Psychic powers are important in both mangas. Epic battles. The plot is more complex that it seems. 

Both stories are set in a post-apocalyptic Japan, where teenage protagonists navigate a perilous world. Some sheltered kids appear to possess unusual abilities. 

Both series deal extensively with drugs; and both series have a similar atmosphere near the beginning (ghettos and drug dens). 

Biker gangs, juvenile delinquents, oppressive societies...  

These 2 really remind me of each other. Although Akira is post apocalyptic, and X is pre apocalypse, both have 1 special person who can destroy the world. They have a very similar atmosphere as well, and both have a prophet type character.  

In the chaos of futuristic cities you'll finds all kinds of gangs, armies and an overabundance of violence & crime. secret organization experimenting on children and government dogs lurk in every corner. Akira & Dogs are two of the best Science Fiction manga series you can possibly read! 

Katsuhiro Otomo is much like the japanese son of Michael Bay and Robert Rodriguez's sensible sister: it doesn't matter how much something is already shattered and destroyed, you can always find a way to blow it up even more if you need drama. 

These 2 manga are master works of Taiyou and Otomo Both manga have a quite similar setting in a fictive which riddled with corruption, inequalities and a premonitory sense of apocalypse. The protags are both young out-of-law people with quite opposite personalities. Although both abords the coming-of-age part, B&W abords more about it, Akira goes with a more "Xtreme" manner  

Yes I did it. While reading this manga I couldn't help but feel the subtle influence of Otomo's masterwork in what I would be tempted to call it's spiritual successor. The main similarities, aside from the obvious seinen and sci-fi that both of these prolific works share, is how the story progresses. The enormous cast of characters that grow and change as the story progresses in each work, much like the narratives propel the plot forward at a dizzying pace though in a good way. If you're a fan of psychological science fiction and manga than you are doing yourself a discredit if you don't read both of these magnificent series.  read more 

Similar art, details and feeling to it when reading. 

-Aiko(Variante) and Tetsuo(Akira) are alot alike, -they have powers, that are deforming -their emotions have a big part with their power -they are used by organizatioins -their backgrounds are similar -scientist experiment to make a advance humanbeing, but it backfired -and a previous subject is kept alive for more experiments but, the character above sets the other subject free  

• Post-apocalyptic setting with shades of cyberpunk and biopunk • Mystery-driven narrative • Explicit imagery of violence and gore • Antagonists with similar purpose • Fascinating roster of characters